Waves in Å

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:29 am (CET)

Now · significant height 16 ft

Sea state: Very rough · Douglas 6
Period: 9.9 s · SW
Swell: 8.3 ft · 11 s
Highest expected: 32 ft

Today the sea at Å is very rough: 16 ft waves with a period of 9.9 s from the southwest. The swell, 8.3 ft at 11 s, comes from the west-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

5.01015 ft 16 ft Now

Significant height: the average of the highest third of the waves, what an observer would estimate by eye. Swell: waves arriving from far away, longer.

The waves you may find today

Most common8.0 ft
Significant16 ft
Highest expected32 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 32 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 32 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

Degree	Name	Wave height
0	Calm (glassy)	0
1	Calm (rippled)	0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2	Smooth	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate	4.1 ft–8.2 ft
5	Rough	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough · today	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft
8	Very high	29.5 ft–45.9 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	16 ft	Very rough	SW	10 s	11 ft WSW	27 mph SW
Fri 30	8.3 ft	Rough	WSW	10 s	8.0 ft WSW	13 mph WSW
Sat 31	8.7 ft	Rough	SW	9 s	6.6 ft WSW	20 mph SW
Sun 1	6.5 ft	Moderate	WSW	9 s	5.8 ft WSW	17 mph WSW
Mon 2	6.8 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	5.9 ft W	22 mph W
Tue 3	6.8 ft	Moderate	WNW	8 s	5.4 ft W	20 mph NW
Wed 4	7.3 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	5.9 ft W	17 mph WSW

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Waves	16 ft	16 ft	15 ft	14 ft	13 ft	11 ft	10 ft	9.1 ft
Period	9.9 s	9.9 s	9.9 s	9.7 s	9.9 s	10.1 s	10.2 s	10.0 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Swell	8.1 ft · 11 s	8.2 ft · 11 s	8.9 ft · 11 s	8.6 ft · 10 s	10 ft · 9 s	11 ft · 9 s	9.8 ft · 9 s	8.9 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	26 SSW	26 SSW	25 SSW	22 SSW	18 SW	9 W	9 WNW	9 NW

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 28	16 ft SW	10 s	9.2 ft WSW
Tue 27	4.9 ft SW	9 s	4.6 ft SW
Mon 26	5.6 ft S	11 s	3.9 ft SW
Sun 25	5.6 ft SSE	7 s	3.0 ft WSW
Sat 24	5.2 ft SSW	7 s	3.3 ft SW
Fri 23	4.6 ft S	7 s	2.6 ft SW
Thu 22	5.9 ft SW	9 s	5.2 ft WSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	8.5 ft WSW	12 s	8.5 ft WSW
Tue 20	16 ft WSW	11 s	11 ft W
Mon 19	19 ft SW	11 s	11 ft W
Sun 18	11 ft WSW	10 s	5.6 ft W
Sat 17	11 ft WNW	10 s	7.5 ft WNW
Fri 16	21 ft WSW	13 s	15 ft WSW
Thu 15	21 ft SW	13 s	15 ft WSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the waves in ÅQuestions

How are the waves today in Å?

Very rough (16 ft with a period of 9.9 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 32 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 16 ft (very rough).

What is the wave period?

The time, in seconds, between two crests. With long periods (over 10 s) waves come from far away, are cleaner and break harder; with short periods they are wind waves, choppier.

What is significant wave height?

The average of the highest third of the waves. One in seven is higher and, a few times a day, one comes in at almost double: today, about 32 ft.

More about Å today

Waves near Å

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

Waves: Open-Meteo with Météo-France (MFWAM, up to 10 days) and ECMWF WAM, CC BY 4.0; wave grid point 0.9 mi away. Near the shore, the seabed and the shape of the coast change the waves.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:29 am (local time).

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